Keep RUNNING!!!!!!!!!!!!

1 Corinthians 9:24

Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may obtain it.

(From RBC ministry, Our Daily Bread daily email subscription)

In the award-winning film Chariots of Fire, one of the characters is legendary British sprinter Harold Abrahams. He is obsessed with winning, but in a preliminary 100-meter dash leading up to the 1924 Olympics, he is soundly beaten by his rival, Eric Liddell. Abrahams’ response is deep despair. When his girlfriend, Sybil, tries to encourage him, Harold angrily declares, “I run to win. If I can’t win, I won’t run!” Sybil responds wisely, “If you don’t run, you can’t win.”

Life is full of reversals, and we as Christians are not excluded from disappointments that make us want to give up. But in the race that is the Christian life, Paul challenges us to keep running. He told the Corinthians, “Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may obtain it” (1 Cor. 9:24). We are to run faithfully, Paul is saying, spurred on by the knowledge that we run to honor our King and to receive from Him an eternal crown.

If we falter in our running—if we quit serving God or give in to sin because of our difficulties—we risk losing a rich reward we could have received had we run our best.

Sybil was right. “If you don’t run, you can’t win.” —Bill Crowder

While running with patience the race for the King,
With obstacles taking their toll,
We slow down to look up for help from our Lord;
He keeps us aware of our goal. —Branon

Greater than winning any medal will be hearing the Master say, “Well done!”

Woo! Thank God for doing quiet time this way.. Just thought i should share it here.. YAY!! I can feel songs are coming up!

Thank God for letting me have some money yesterday, coz mummy was in such a bad sad mood yesterday, thank God i could really spend some time with her, and treat her to yummy food.
Phew, God definately knows when i need the money.

Yesterday was such a daze, coz i went to send P'Apple and Parn off.. It still doesnt feel like an official goodbye, more like a see you later..
Then i came home and slept till about 12 plus.. Then pulled myself off bed, and started on my quiet time, and that's when i found the above. Wow.. I shared it with my mcg, and WIP. I guess its timely coz everyone seemed to be going through rough patches.

so then i went to Jurong Polyclinic for the diabetics small groupie thingy. And found out.. WOAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i really eat a lot.. heh.. and of course quite sad.. so many things cannot eat..... or cant eat so often.. *rolls around* ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.. *breathe breathe* nair mind... once in a while works for me..

WEll, and i put on 3 kg. First i lost 6kg, and then i put on 3kg. Still lost 3 kg.. So hmm, im expected to lose around 3-6kg before my next group meeting.. Doc wants me to lose 10 kg.. Ahh.. with the "balance" a.k.a "sadly restricted" meal im suppose to have, i think that's not a problem..

Thank God, my chest pains are quite minimal, though i still feel my left chest hurts when i dont rest properly. So thank God for sustaining me too yesterday..

Been wanting to shoot hoops, but then ar.......... the basketball court always got people use!!! *rolls around* whyyyyy.. hahah..

Since doc says my heart is fine, im fine, just muscle strain and stuff, i feel so sian not exercising for the past 2 months, ARGH! dont care, just gonna start off light, like small walk around the reservoir and shooting hoops... la la la la laaaaaaa....

So glad my buddies are back.. Great to see them around on Sunday.. I didnt really express, or know how to express how much i misses them.. heeh..

I'm such a vocab-limit person.

Anyway, been so lagging in my bible reading.. AHhhh!! Not good!! I want to read through my bible at least 6 times a year, only completed 3 times.. MORE MORE MORE!!!!!!! i want to be obese with God's food.. YUMMY!! *smack lips* nom nom nom nom nom *burp*